Dear List,

Recently bought an '86 Westy that I'm doing lots of work on in
preparation for a year of traveling.

I have most of the service records.  They show that, in 1991,
the van was taken in with classic 3rd gear lockup problem,
and the VW dealer replaced broken 3rd and 4th gear parts.
That was at 70,000 miles, the van now has 180,000 on it.

My question:  How likely is it that I got the "new and improved"
parts?  Is there is any chance of this tranny going out in the next
40,000 or so?  If so, I'm going to replace it while I'm putting
in my new Boston Bob engine.

Have VW receipt with part numbers, if that helps.  Any advice
much appreciated!

Steve

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